A system that relies on both leaders being competent. In a system where the defining criteria for achieving that position is that your parents were the previous rulers, or that you married the current ruler. Nothing in that system encourages competence at all.
And what happens if these two supreme but equally powerful authorities disagree? Paralysis on the Blightborder?
And what happens if these two supreme but equally powerful authorities disagree? Paralysis on the Blightborder?
exactly.
In a country with a single monarch, if he's incompetent you risk going into chaos... if you have two monarchs who disagree strongly (and don't tell me it will never happen) you have a very bad civil war.
And this is just one random example on why this is a very stupid idea.
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Io iudico bene questo: che sia meglio essere impetuoso che respettivo, perché la fortuna è donna ed è necessario, volendola tenere sotto, batterla e urtarla.
Io iudico bene questo: che sia meglio essere impetuoso che respettivo, perché la fortuna è donna ed è necessario, volendola tenere sotto, batterla e urtarla.
Do you realize
- 15/05/2011 07:29:13 PM
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How dare you assume a king outranks an Aes Sedai in his own kingdom and palace?!
- 16/05/2011 03:22:19 AM
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Stop thinking with your chest hair! Nynaeve will rule no matter WHERE she is!
- 16/05/2011 03:42:55 PM
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Well actually
- 16/05/2011 06:02:57 PM
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I'd be surprised.
- 18/05/2011 02:01:31 AM
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Re: I'd be surprised.
- 18/05/2011 04:19:43 PM
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Not necessarily
- 19/05/2011 12:33:24 AM
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That's an intrinsically flawed system though.
- 19/05/2011 05:03:59 AM
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exactly
- 19/05/2011 08:06:43 AM
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Where does this come from...
- 16/05/2011 06:39:06 PM
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Actually, if there is any truth to her Accepted test, he isn't THAT much in charge.
- 17/05/2011 02:51:12 AM
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Not necessarily...
- 17/05/2011 05:05:56 AM
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Re: Not necessarily...
- 17/05/2011 06:55:01 PM
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Ummm... that was exactly my point.
- 17/05/2011 11:34:46 PM
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What we know about the Malkieri customs from NS seems to supports this too
- 17/05/2011 10:32:20 AM
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